RX Family of 32-bit High Power Efficiency MCUs

The RX family consists of four product series: the flagship RX700 series, with the fastest performance and most advanced functions; the standard RX600 series; the RX200 series, which delivers an optimal balance of power efficiency and high performance; and the entry-level RX100 series, with extremely low power consumption. These four series encompass a range of products that provide seamless scalability from small-scale to large-scale applications.

RX turns 10! Renesas celebrates this major milestone highlighting major achievements – industry-leading 32-bit proprietary core MCU (highest performance 5.82 CoreMark/MHz in this class) with more than 600 million units shipped since launched. We continue to expand RX 32-bit MCU lineup and solutions with top class power efficiency and good system cost performance ratio, aligning with the growing market. Together with the next-generation RX core which has higher performance with well-balanced power efficiency, RX MCU will support the realization of a future cloud society and a human-robot society based on timely release of robust security technology. We are celebrating throughout 2020 by showcasing our most innovative products and solutions in key applications, starting with wireless connectivity that is increasingly important in the digital age. Thank you for sharing the RX journey with us; we are excited for more to come!

Wireless Connectivity

The RX Cloud and Bluetooth® Low Energy Solutions are ideal for wireless connectivity features for IoT equipment. The RX65N Cloud Kit makes development easier with the FreeRTOS operating system, and the upcoming FreeRTOS Over-The-Air (OTA) program instantaneously updates to the latest firmware, reducing the hassle of life cycle management. The RX23W is able to extend battery lifespan with its low power consumption and has both a target board and a Renesas Solution Starter Kit to shorten development time for Bluetooth applications. Learn more about the wireless connectivity solutions available from the following contents.

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Highlighted Products

MCUs with outstanding real-time performance for industrial equipment are finally here. These MCUs offer stable performance with little fluctuation thanks to the latest RXv3 core and the industry's fastest flash memory. Trusted Secure IP boasts the highest level of security for an MCU with the industry's largest internal memory and up to 182 general-purpose I/Os. A wealth of features and security are realized in one chip. The RX72M also provides plenty of support for industrial networks such as EtherCAT.
The RX72N Envision Kit is also newly released for evaluation of the RX72N's HMI capabilities, security and cloud connectivity.

RX13T is equipped with an FPU, inverter control timer and 12-bit A/D converter, optimized to drive vector control for brushless DC motors. Small 32 and 48-pin packages with built-in features such as PGA and data flash help reduce BOM costs.

The RX72M group microcontrollers combine industrial equipment control and communication functions on a single chip for EtherCAT® industrial Ethernet communication.

RX Family

Family Lineup

RX Family

RX100

The RX100 Series is the RX Family's entry-level 32-bit MCUs with excellent cost performance and ultra-low power consumption. It delivers a max. of 32MHz CPU operation with 8 to 512KB of embedded flash memory. In addition it features cutting-edge peripherals like capacitive touch and LCD drive as well as USB. The RX100 Series can be used for system control or user interface applications systems such as healthcare devices, home appliances, office equipment, and measuring equipment.

RX200

The RX200 Series offers the best mix of low power consumption and improved performance in the RX Family. It delivers max. of 80MHz CPU operation with 32KB to 1MB of embedded flash memory. RX200 Series offers a wide set of peripherals, including USB, CAN, ADC, advanced security, and IEC60730 appliance safety standard support. The RX200 Series is suitable for industrial equipment, home appliances, office equipment, healthcare products, meters, and so on. Some of the RX200 Series products are tuned for motor control solutions, too.

RX600

The RX600 Series has an abundant lineup of high-performance microcontrollers with up to 160MHz CPU operation, This Series offers up to 4MB of embedded Flash and 640KB of embedded SRAM, advanced security, connectivity (Ethernet, USB, CAN) and HMI function. The RX600 Series addresses a broad range of applications for IoT endpoints such as white goods, meters, and other industry and consumer area. The RX600 Series can be considered as the mainstream series of the RX Family. Some of the RX600 Series products are tuned for motor control solutions, too.

RX700

The RX700 Series is the flagship of the RX Family with outstanding performance at up to 240MHz CPU performance, power efficiency, and connectivity. It offers up to 4MB of embedded flash memory, integrates rich peripherals such as Ethernet, USB, CAN, I2C, SSI and HMI function. The RX700 Series is an ideal fir for high end application in industry, office automation and other areas, where performance really matters.

In the RX family development environment, Renesas offers high-quality and extensive software, high-performance yet easy-to-use development tools, and a wide selection of boards and kits.

The enhanced development environment enables customers to improve system development efficiency and contributes to shortening development time, reducing total cost, and improving system quality. A variety of partner products are also available, allowing you to select a development environment that meets your needs.

Our core technology is wireless, and we provide both hardware and software solutions for wireless connectivity such as wireless LAN modules and networking access points. The first business collaboration with the RX team started when they showed their interests in our ‘Absolutely Must Connect Technology’ and adopted our wireless LAN module (SX-ULPGN-2000) for the RX65N Cloud Kit.

The demo unit developed with the RX65N Cloud Kit could immediately connect to the cloud, we were able to focus on wireless connectivity development to prove our expertise on ‘Absolutely Must Connect wireless even in places where signal reception is poor like exhibition venues. Now, we can prove our strength in wireless technology and the RX65N Cloud Kit’s strong processing power through the demonstration of stable connectivity from sensors to the cloud. Visitors at our exhibition were impressed with the stress-free connectivity we had developed.

With the success story, we look forward to growing our wireless connectivity business with Renesas by enhancing our wireless LAN modules which is imperative to cloud connectivity and working together on RX23W collaboration.

Anchunath RFounder/CEO
Neona Embedded Labz Pvt. Ltd

Neona is an Independent Design and Services Company with strong expertise in embedded design and service in IOT/Cloud, such as smart home and smart meter solution. In the last 6 months, we are using RX23W with BT5.0 in our Smart Home Automation and Smart Locker project. It's easy to use even for a beginner and it’s easy and quick to develop the prototype and first level demo to my client. The Smart Configurator makes it much easier to create sample application for BT5.0, which are ready to build and test with just a simple click in the GUI. It’s a breeze to do code modification, as we were able to customize the Cap Touch application for user interface without affecting the rest of the codes. And, the touch calibration works well with the RX Cap Touch Kit.

The combination of Cap Touch with BT5.0 and the rest of the major peripheral functions (analog, digital, USB etc) embedded in a single chip is ideal for my development. And, the most beautiful aspect of RX23W is the size. A small BGA package containing many important features helps to save board space too. It would be ideal if it could include a Wi-Fi functionality in the future.